Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014
sec.68Giving inspector false or misleading information
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sec.68 Giving inspector false or misleading information
A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act or a primary Act, give an inspector information, or a document containing information, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. Subsection (1) applies to information or a document given in relation to the administration of this Act or a primary Act whether or not the information or document was given in response to a specific power under this Act or the primary Act. (sec.68-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act or a primary Act, give an inspector information, or a document containing information, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.68-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to information or a document given in relation to the administration of this Act or a primary Act whether or not the information or document was given in response to a specific power under this Act or the primary Act.